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rootofnewtaccording to my insurance paperwork, food orthotics are not considered medically necessary devices.
*blink*
i suppose they'd rather pay for a wheelchair and painkillers for the rest of my life.
i mean, sure, having an abnormally long second metatarsal is sufficiently common that the foot guru ortho surgeon spotted it immediately, but it's still an abnormal skeletal feature which results in significant pain and disability.
boy pointed out that insurance companies don't believe in preventative care in general, no matter what they claim. this isn't preventative, though, this is the *solution* to my pain and lack of mobility.
ah, well. boy says we'll pay for the orthotics no matter what. he wants me walking comfortably. i'd rather not worry about where the money comes from. i'd rather he not cash in bonds he received at birth to pay for this. :(
i tried to call the insurance company, but their customer service hours are M-F, 8-6. Now, i don't work, but most folks with insurance probably do. This means that the insurance company expects you to contact them about potentially embarassing (or job-endangering) illnesses WHILE AT WORK. that's insane. i suspect they do this to discourage folks from calling about denied benefits... to encourage customers to suck up and pay for stuff that insurance should have covered...
ah, well. as boy points out, managed care is one of the most vile of the necessary evils in our life.
*blink*
i suppose they'd rather pay for a wheelchair and painkillers for the rest of my life.
i mean, sure, having an abnormally long second metatarsal is sufficiently common that the foot guru ortho surgeon spotted it immediately, but it's still an abnormal skeletal feature which results in significant pain and disability.
boy pointed out that insurance companies don't believe in preventative care in general, no matter what they claim. this isn't preventative, though, this is the *solution* to my pain and lack of mobility.
ah, well. boy says we'll pay for the orthotics no matter what. he wants me walking comfortably. i'd rather not worry about where the money comes from. i'd rather he not cash in bonds he received at birth to pay for this. :(
i tried to call the insurance company, but their customer service hours are M-F, 8-6. Now, i don't work, but most folks with insurance probably do. This means that the insurance company expects you to contact them about potentially embarassing (or job-endangering) illnesses WHILE AT WORK. that's insane. i suspect they do this to discourage folks from calling about denied benefits... to encourage customers to suck up and pay for stuff that insurance should have covered...
ah, well. as boy points out, managed care is one of the most vile of the necessary evils in our life.
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Re: yeah, i know...
Date: 2002-01-09 11:14 am (UTC)TMJ is a pain. I switched back and forth between physicians and dentists before someone diagnosed me, and then I had to pay for my splint out of pocket too, which was another ridiculously expensive device that sometimes seems to not help at all.
Good luck with everything! SOunds like you have so much going on with CTS and your feet and all. I totally empathize. ((hugs))